If You Borrow Money at a Nominal Interest Rate of 5

question 43

Multiple Choice

If you borrow money at a nominal interest rate of 5 per cent and the inflation rate is 10 per cent, what real interest rate will you pay?

• A) -5 per cent
• B) 0.5 per cent
• C) 2 per cent
• D) 10 per cent

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